Gold Medals Are Nice, But Let's See Lebron And Steph Win The SEC

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[00:00:06] Welcome everybody to Takin On Sports IMTD that is Greg. Greg how you doing man?

[00:00:14] I'm pretty good

[00:00:17] Pretty good Sunday here in Birmingham not too hot decent little breeze. How's it out there?

[00:00:24] Very nice very cool good weather

[00:00:26] The weather feels like maybe you get to that fall part, but you know, you never know if it'll be one last little kick of heat or not

[00:00:35] Yeah, the end of the week was pretty nice

[00:00:40] yeah, I feel looking at the weather. It's actually

[00:00:43] kind of mild for a

[00:00:46] Alabama August

[00:00:48] This upcoming week. We're only getting highs around 90 and stuff. So not terrible

[00:00:54] I'm sure about like middle of September we'll get that

[00:00:58] Last blast of yeah. Well, I always say too the hottest game

[00:01:05] That I remember going to at Alabama was our freshman year when we played georgia and that was the first week of October

[00:01:12] It was blazing

[00:01:16] It must have been like

[00:01:19] I mean it was hot as hell. Like I said, it was october now. I will say personally

[00:01:24] You know the the whiskey that

[00:01:27] I was drinking with the dude next to me. I didn't even know this dude

[00:01:30] He's just some random sat next to me

[00:01:33] And had a little flask in and he kept going come on man

[00:01:36] You gotta drink somebody's got drinking with my girl angle drink with me and get you a pepsi get you a pepsi

[00:01:41] I don't know getting one when I walked back to my seat with it

[00:01:44] He didn't even like hesitate already took his little mini out his flask poured it in there for me. There you go brother

[00:01:52] Man

[00:01:56] There was it was hot

[00:02:00] Was that the game

[00:02:03] Those were pepra charl

[00:02:04] Pepper got it and then they got the there was what's it about holding car or fall stars and they got the ball back

[00:02:11] Charlie pepper. Yeah, he got the go-ahead pick six which was one of like maybe

[00:02:16] The loudest like pop I'd ever heard at brian denny

[00:02:21] Like a single moment. I think at least in our time there

[00:02:25] It was either that or maybe hobby's punt return against lsu in 07

[00:02:32] But you know and then that florida game in 05 was like the

[00:02:37] Loudest continuous game. Yeah, but that that when charlie. Yeah charlie took that pick six back against georgia

[00:02:44] We took the lead and then yeah

[00:02:45] I forget how they came back because that would have been what daniel green dj shockley era georgia. I believe so

[00:02:52] because if I I thought that that charlie pepper thing got called back because like uh

[00:02:58] No, no, no

[00:02:59] Yeah, they counted. Okay, because I thought was somewhere in that game where they got

[00:03:07] Maybe it was like only it's suing drive. Maybe we got like a

[00:03:10] Yeah turnover and then they I just honestly can't remember how I just remember they came back and

[00:03:15] won the game

[00:03:17] um

[00:03:18] closely

[00:03:19] yeah, but uh

[00:03:21] Yeah, our freshman year that alabama team was really a town with

[00:03:28] Yeah, very underrated very underrated team

[00:03:31] I mean, yeah if they had a middle probation, I think they would have

[00:03:35] Won the sec west and gone to the title game. Uh instead it ended up being like arkansas

[00:03:41] Right because our losses that year were georgia

[00:03:45] Where oh you?

[00:03:47] Georgia oh you and uh albert the iron ball where

[00:03:50] Trey smith ran all over us because and that's when it was kind of apparent

[00:03:54] You're like wait a minute something might be up here with friend. Giona

[00:03:58] Yeah, we did I think we did go to hawaii and kind of barely won that the next week

[00:04:04] right

[00:04:05] and then

[00:04:07] They kind of went their way

[00:04:09] Yeah, we can go in your ball games what

[00:04:12] Yeah, they played hawaii and 02 and then 03 and 03 is when they lost them

[00:04:19] But uh, yeah, so uh, that's a good topic to start on because we're going to start our college football previews this week

[00:04:29] This week we'll be talking about uh kind of some stuff. We've kind of already covered but um

[00:04:34] Conference realignment and the expansion to the 12 team playoff

[00:04:39] Uh, so let's just go ahead start there with conference realignment and we obviously we talked about it

[00:04:44] We did that episode on it last

[00:04:47] you know when all the news of the team switching and all that broke, you know, we had that two-parter episode but

[00:04:54] Uh now I guess we can talk a little bit more how it'll actually affect on field stuff

[00:04:59] Let's start with the new big 10

[00:05:02] Of course, they added

[00:05:03] washington oregon usc and ucla from the pac-12

[00:05:08] So it truly makes the big 10 a coast to coast conference all the way from you know, new brunswick new jersey

[00:05:15] All the way all the way to la yeah in seattle

[00:05:21] Crazy um

[00:05:23] But you know we can talk about you know the off the field and that kind of stuff

[00:05:27] We've kind of already covered that and covered another time but on the field stuff. So

[00:05:32] A couple questions

[00:05:34] Do you think the new teams do they really make it

[00:05:36] As they are, you know, do they make it a more difficult conference to win for teams like ohio state michigan penn state?

[00:05:43] Or do the new teams just push that middle and lower tier down further?

[00:05:52] Well as of right now I mean coming coming right away I think

[00:05:58] Definitely right to win the big 10

[00:06:00] I mean they come in very talented team and damn lining is

[00:06:05] Going in the right direction

[00:06:07] I mean rare could have been a playoff team that they'd be watching one time last year to probably in the playoffs

[00:06:12] I mean, so they're right there on the verge of being you know playoff team last year in the four

[00:06:18] Um, I mean they get dealing game

[00:06:21] Quarterback replacing bo nicks. I mean that's a hell of a replacement. So I mean their organ team

[00:06:27] I mean, I think they're

[00:06:29] I think coming into definitely the

[00:06:32] Um in the best position for it to be a top contender in the big 10 this year at least

[00:06:41] No, yeah, I think I agree with that assessment long term I you know, it's hard to say long term

[00:06:46] lays out

[00:06:48] I think the biggest thing with the new big 10 of course was getting rid of the visions

[00:06:53] It hurts the teams like wisconsin

[00:06:56] Highwood that benefited from the big 10 west and you know winning that and getting through on the big 10 title game and

[00:07:04] um, you know getting some decent bowl games and

[00:07:08] You know some dcs appearances because of that

[00:07:12] You know that I think that pushes them down a little bit

[00:07:16] And

[00:07:17] And that I don't think I think that's gonna possibly hurt those type of teams because you know, they lived off the big 10 west

[00:07:25] Title and things of that nature

[00:07:31] Yeah, I am I think I agree um, I think as they are now you know if

[00:07:40] Sorry

[00:07:41] If we're talking

[00:07:44] Like 2000 usc then obviously you're like, yeah, they come right in and they're contender every year

[00:07:51] Um, you know, usually lays out a couple stretches

[00:07:55] Oregon obviously there at the top of the game

[00:07:57] No, yeah

[00:07:58] And then washington's that you know hard to tell without you know losing um, caitlyn debor, you know, we've got to see how they

[00:08:05] Yeah, the new regime there uh carries it over. I think they got it. I think they got a good coach to do from what arizona

[00:08:12] But I mean

[00:08:15] You know

[00:08:16] I thought was it man?

[00:08:18] You know, I thought it's kind of interesting though that all the stars from arizona didn't go with their coach to washington actually stayed in arizona

[00:08:28] I thought that was very interesting. I don't know if that did just add a deep connection with arizona

[00:08:35] You know, which is kind of different for today's athlete or you know

[00:08:38] There was any beef or you know

[00:08:40] But you know a lot of time you see these your top guys following their coach and they all stayed at arizona which

[00:08:47] You know, it was good for for the wildcats and their and their transition to the big 12

[00:08:51] But I thought that was kind of interesting and then also, you know

[00:08:56] Rogers up there to washington now, I believe so

[00:09:00] um

[00:09:01] Of course the former mississippi state quarterback. So that'll be interesting to see if he gets back to what he was before

[00:09:09] uh

[00:09:10] Both when and when you know when he went like leach was alive, you know

[00:09:14] Yeah, very effective air raid offense kind of fell off last year as they

[00:09:18] changed

[00:09:19] Game plan of mississippi state and that really kind of changed their whole

[00:09:24] You know he kind of fell off wasn't there what he was and he got kind of got hurt there again

[00:09:29] so be interesting to see what he does in a new system in the

[00:09:33] for uh far

[00:09:35] Far west are very different. I mean these four from mississippi. So I mean that's a big big change of scenery for him

[00:09:42] Yeah, for real, um

[00:09:45] No, I think yeah, I think you pretty much nailed it. I think

[00:09:49] Uh as they are right now, I think you know how the state's not bothered by any of those teams

[00:09:54] Obviously, you know usc and oregon have the talent

[00:09:57] To beat them usc needs to find a defense

[00:10:00] Um, right in oregon just to kind of you know, how do they do without bow nix?

[00:10:04] You know, they got dylan gabriel from oklahoma

[00:10:07] Transferring in so we'll see how he takes over but by all accounts dan landing has got that program

[00:10:13] Headed toward, you know being a perennial national title contender really

[00:10:22] Yeah, exactly, you know they're never gonna hurt for cash there

[00:10:26] Uh, yeah got a great coach dan landing who you know, depending on who you talk to

[00:10:30] You know, it's a lot of folks believe he was actually alabama, you know and um

[00:10:35] Greg burns number one choice, you know, even though despite they said it was

[00:10:39] deborah but

[00:10:41] Great coach. I think they probably you know as of right now have the best outlook

[00:10:44] That was my other question that kind of you know, which of the new teams does the best who does the worst?

[00:10:49] I think we probably would have the same answer oregon's probably going to do the best this season in ucla is probably going to do the

[00:10:54] worst

[00:10:55] Um, just because I mean there are so many changes. I mean

[00:10:59] first time ever had coats and um, what is

[00:11:02] I mean the

[00:11:04] Course alumni well-renowned

[00:11:07] Ruin yeah, just dashawn foster. Yeah, right. Yeah

[00:11:11] um

[00:11:12] Great running back in the state

[00:11:16] Bombed the initial interview with the big 10 media dates kind of

[00:11:24] But you know I think you're

[00:11:27] You know going back home to your school. I mean, that's a tough thing

[00:11:31] You know works out for some a lot more times than not it doesn't work out as friendly if people might think it might

[00:11:37] um, so be interesting see what he does there but

[00:11:42] You know just with him being a

[00:11:44] First time as a you know head coach and you know starting off with a big big program

[00:11:49] I mean, it's different than you know building your way up and you know learning

[00:11:54] You know in the conference usa or you know, you know some something smaller

[00:11:59] Building up to a power fire or power now the power for um conference but uh

[00:12:06] You know just starting off there. I mean that's that's you know big time even at you know

[00:12:11] Not as big a program in you still yeah big big jump from not being a head coach at all to that

[00:12:15] So it'd be interesting

[00:12:18] It's definitely yeah, it's um

[00:12:21] It's going to be interesting to see

[00:12:23] It's still I think pretty obviously ohio state's conference to lose but who knows maybe organs and

[00:12:30] And really surprises people in terms of scheduling. I think orget or i think ohio state, excuse me has

[00:12:38] Pretty easy schedule, uh, you look at just running through it real quick. They have akron western michigan

[00:12:45] By the marshall on the road for michigan state iowa home on the road at oregon. There's the big one october 12th

[00:12:52] In ugene ohio state at oregon

[00:12:55] Uh, then they have nebraska at penn state so another tough road one

[00:13:02] Purdue at northwestern indiana and then michigan the finish

[00:13:06] So that's two really tough road games on their schedule, you know, and they're probably favored in most if not all of these games

[00:13:12] uh

[00:13:13] You know michigan obviously probably takes a step back this year after losing just so much

[00:13:19] Right, um oregon schedule in your hand if we compare that now they have idaho boise state, uh, then

[00:13:25] A weird timing but civil war

[00:13:28] In corvallis and in september 14th. Yeah, so we'll see if that you know early season if that makes a difference or if

[00:13:35] They're just too talented for them

[00:13:38] Then they buy then they go at ucla

[00:13:40] LA

[00:13:41] Um, then then a michigan state ohio state at purdue illinois at michigan maryland at wisconsin

[00:13:48] By and then they end with washington at home

[00:13:51] so I definitely think that's a tougher schedule, but they're a talented team and

[00:13:56] I want to be surprised if

[00:13:58] There's a rematch of that, you know september or october 12th game in the title game

[00:14:04] Yeah, because I mean honestly you look at both of their schedules

[00:14:08] There's a loss that I see for

[00:14:11] um

[00:14:12] Ohio state. I mean it was

[00:14:14] At n ugene

[00:14:16] Definitely their toughest game

[00:14:18] Of course they go to happy valley but tell penn state actually beats michigan

[00:14:23] I'm not gonna fall for the okey doke this year. I know if they're penn state last year

[00:14:26] I'm not gonna fall for it again till james franklin beat somebody that's still not supposed to necessarily be

[00:14:32] Not falling for the okey doke

[00:14:34] Until they be missing

[00:14:36] They don't luckily all penn state gets away from the and they're the team that probably benefits the most from those divisions

[00:14:42] Because they don't have to play

[00:14:43] absolutely

[00:14:44] Michigan and ohio state every year now they play ohio state, but it is unhappy grouse

[00:14:50] Uh, but yeah, they're one of those teams until they actually do it. Um

[00:14:55] They've been you know penn state until they actually do it. I mean that

[00:14:59] So that's of course another

[00:15:01] Another team that they're very well could be a playoff contender just because I mean, I mean they're always good for

[00:15:07] 10 and 2

[00:15:10] No

[00:15:11] So and penn state's got yeah you looking at it's it's at west virginia. That'll be interesting work. Um, yeah

[00:15:17] bowling green kent state illinois ucla at usc abuy at wisconsin

[00:15:24] Ohio state washington. So that's that's their stretch right there. It's

[00:15:28] from october 12th to november 2nd, they go at usc by at wisconsin

[00:15:34] Ohio state and then washington

[00:15:38] So that's two tough road games and then two really good teams coming into your house. So

[00:15:43] I think you know everything like you said it depends on can james franklin discover whatever

[00:15:49] He needs to discover to put him over his

[00:15:52] You know the hump there, you know, his it'll be his 11th season there

[00:15:56] I mean, they've had a good good season. I mean it never never happened

[00:16:02] We went to games supposed to win

[00:16:04] It's just he can't get over that michigan, ohio state hump

[00:16:07] Yeah

[00:16:07] The only losing season he's had there is the the coveted year was a strange step four and five year and even then

[00:16:13] They you know, they started 0 and 5 and then won their last four games, you know

[00:16:17] Including, you know, that's the last time they beat either michigan or

[00:16:21] ohio state

[00:16:24] But they're not a stranger to you know beating good teams, you know beat the hell out of iowa last year

[00:16:31] You know went on the road and beat auburn two seasons ago, you know when auburn was a ranked team

[00:16:37] So, uh, you know there it depends on if you know like the james franklin

[00:16:40] If drew aller takes that next step as a quarterback too because he does have talent potential to really change the game

[00:16:48] Freshman master or something here a lot of thought on his shoulders coming in there

[00:16:52] Uh, they would have got a new office coordinator because the times that offense was pitiful last year

[00:16:59] I mean you look at that machine game

[00:17:03] Yeah

[00:17:11] Who is their

[00:17:14] Offense coordinator they got a

[00:17:16] andy

[00:17:17] Tilland nicky who was from my belief from kansas. Yeah kansas and buffalo before that so

[00:17:23] I mean can hear kansas rolling. So I know yeah. Hey man anybody that can get kansas

[00:17:30] With anything close to heart beat you got to pay attention. So yeah, uh, but I think it'll be a

[00:17:36] Obviously deeper conference this year, but probably same old story, you know, it's it's ohio state. Uh, I think maybe oregon like

[00:17:43] I think both of us probably think an oregon takes michigan's place as the

[00:17:47] foil to

[00:17:49] At least this year. Yeah

[00:17:51] You very well could have both of those things of course the 12 team playoffs i'd be shocked

[00:17:57] At least both of those teams aren't in the playoffs for sure

[00:18:02] And then to be able to see what

[00:18:04] Yeah, and speaking of michigan just real quick to uh their schedule. It's it's tough too

[00:18:08] So it's it's not only you know a big change in

[00:18:11] Coaching and personnel this year because they have so many people

[00:18:15] Some new people, um

[00:18:18] But their schedule fresno state texas, uh, it would be great out of conference game. Uh, september 7th

[00:18:24] Yeah, we said home for them, but I mean, yeah

[00:18:28] No, well in true michigan fashion. They don't even have to leave home until october

[00:18:33] Uh the fresno state texas arkansas state usc minnesota

[00:18:38] Then they go at washington at illinois michigan state oregon

[00:18:42] At indiana northwestern and at ohio state in the year

[00:18:47] um, and then

[00:18:50] Uh, we can't stop talking about the big 10 without mentioning everybody's favorite offense the iowa hawkers

[00:18:56] uh

[00:18:58] Of course, you know brian's brian ference is gone

[00:19:04] Got the new got the went to transfer from michigan as a new quarterback. Um, yeah kade magnamera

[00:19:11] Me magnamera

[00:19:14] I think I saw

[00:19:16] Uh it is they hired the guy from i believe he's a head coach. Yeah, he was head coach at western michigan

[00:19:23] um

[00:19:24] until 2022

[00:19:27] Uh, so yeah, um

[00:19:29] In iowa, you know, they love to play spoiler. They love that, you know every now and again they'll

[00:19:33] I mean they always have an epic defense. I mean if they can get any type of offense

[00:19:38] I mean, that's their thing. I mean they

[00:19:41] I mean

[00:19:42] The defense is so good in a couple years

[00:19:45] Teams even good teams for three quarters, but I mean they get tired eventually

[00:19:50] Yeah, and then we three and outs and it's not on the options event

[00:19:54] It's not a terribly hard schedule for them. Any of that they avoid oregon they avoid

[00:19:59] In state they avoid michigan and their schedule illinois state iowa state troy at minnesota at ohio state

[00:20:06] There's obviously the big one

[00:20:08] And then they follow that up with a home game

[00:20:11] Uh versus washington. So those are two

[00:20:14] You know, that's that's their stretch and then they have at michigan state northwestern wisconsin at ucla

[00:20:20] At maryland and nebraska to close it out

[00:20:23] so

[00:20:25] You know if they can

[00:20:28] They're like the exact opposite of usc though all they need if they get anything that resembles a competent offense if that defense is

[00:20:36] up to the standard they can

[00:20:38] They can mess around and find themselves in the big 10 title game, you know

[00:20:42] Yeah, very much so you'd have to think i mean

[00:20:45] State obviously if you think they went out of state

[00:20:49] You know, they've kind of fallen off a little bit since they had all those

[00:20:53] Couple years ago in their super town with it

[00:20:55] Yeah, i mean troy at minnesota. I mean minnesota. I mean we don't

[00:21:00] I mean, I don't know they were back last year, but still have a good coach. Um, and uh

[00:21:09] um, you know, yeah pj fleck is a good coach, but I mean

[00:21:13] minnesota just

[00:21:14] hasn't been as good on it

[00:21:17] um, I mean, I don't think they're

[00:21:19] Expectation when they brought him in as a coach because when he was he was at i think western michigan and had to go

[00:21:27] stuff and came over

[00:21:29] minnesota just hasn't

[00:21:31] Been as good as what people thought there

[00:21:34] but um

[00:21:35] and of course, um

[00:21:37] Yeah, I mean really the only game that you say

[00:21:40] They don't have a chance in honestly is at at ohio state, I mean, I just don't see that

[00:21:49] I mean other than that, I mean does the game schedule you say?

[00:21:55] The hawkeyes couldn't win

[00:21:58] No, yeah. Yeah with that, you know again if their defense plays like their defense can and that's a team that

[00:22:04] No

[00:22:05] Can win real quick before we move on from the big 10

[00:22:08] Uh just running down usc schedule, I think

[00:22:12] Even as talented as they can be of course no caleb williams. Uh miller moss steps in

[00:22:17] He had a good bowl game

[00:22:19] Yeah

[00:22:19] You know and they got you know plenty of talent still, you know, zachariah branch is still on that team

[00:22:24] He's you know, your mr do everything

[00:22:26] Oh, of course, you know, um, like we said

[00:22:29] They're the opposite of iowa. They need the defense. Yeah, they just need the defense

[00:22:34] anything that

[00:22:35] Attests right out the gate in mons vegas against lsu

[00:22:40] And yeah, it's it's not an easy schedule lsu you mentioned that that's a neutral one

[00:22:44] And then to get utah state at home, uh, then they go at michigan

[00:22:48] Yep at michigan wisconsin at minnesota penn state at maryland ruckers at washington

[00:22:55] Nebraska at ucla and then noter dame in the year. Uh

[00:22:59] Man, that's a tough road schedule because all of those road games are

[00:23:04] You know, you got minnesota tricky team like you mentioned well coached team really well coached team

[00:23:09] At maryland, you know, there are there are big 10 darlins. They always you know, laxly up there

[00:23:14] I'm not gonna fall for that this year. Yeah. I'm not falling for this year

[00:23:18] We were all

[00:23:20] Oh, we were all no no more talia

[00:23:26] They were nearly as great as what I thought it was going to be

[00:23:30] But then you know at washington obviously a tough case yeah, and then at ucla in a rivalry game, uh,

[00:23:37] You know ucla beat them last year. So yeah

[00:23:40] And of course out the rivalry game at the end of noter dame

[00:23:45] Yeah, you know at that point. I mean what does not today?

[00:23:48] Not today expected that heck of a year. So I mean a

[00:23:52] if usc is

[00:23:54] People might think

[00:23:56] And then if noter dame goes into that I mean that could be

[00:23:59] Definitely playoff implications. Of course

[00:24:02] We have a long way till then but I mean that's a interesting in the schedule because usually it's towards the end

[00:24:08] But it's not usually the last game of the season. So that's interesting placement. Um, well, it's always it's it's a weird. Um

[00:24:16] Usually in the middle

[00:24:18] Well, it's a weird it's always been so when they are in south bend

[00:24:21] It's a middle of the season thing but when they always host them it's at the end of the season thing. Yeah

[00:24:28] It's it's a weird now granted though last year

[00:24:32] I'm pretty sure that they did the same thing. I think they hosted

[00:24:37] Noter dame hosted didn't they but it wasn't the end of the year, but it was in the middle of the year and then they

[00:24:42] They finished at ucla so they're gonna yeah

[00:24:46] So it's the same thing. That's kind of weird that they're gonna

[00:24:49] Yeah, but they got housed

[00:24:52] That was a game where?

[00:24:56] Yeah, you know, I think these it was weird

[00:24:59] I'm gonna look that up. I'm thinking what the thing I have i'm reading is actually

[00:25:04] Wrong, let me see ucsc23 football schedule. I swear was it was I swear it was it. Um, what's the name?

[00:25:13] I could have sworn it was that

[00:25:16] It was in usc or

[00:25:18] Yeah, no, I got the I got the field steel god it says it was

[00:25:23] The same as this year, but it was no. Yeah, he's he's got it wrong

[00:25:27] They were in south bend last year and then hosted ucla. Okay

[00:25:31] So yeah, that's where I was at

[00:25:33] Yeah, it was

[00:25:35] So they're back together traditional

[00:25:38] They housed they actually housed

[00:25:42] Oh and over name whooped them last year. Yeah

[00:25:44] They just dominated them, you know

[00:25:47] That's what you're shocking because you would think I think a lot of people thought man

[00:25:53] Just with how that offense is

[00:25:55] It was crazy too because don't today must come out that ugly once against louisville

[00:26:01] week before

[00:26:02] And then they just housed

[00:26:05] Yeah, nether dame was just a weird weird team last year

[00:26:09] They really were

[00:26:11] But uh, yeah

[00:26:12] I think uh that probably

[00:26:15] Well, I

[00:26:16] Really real quick. I know that we're gonna have

[00:26:22] Predictions and everything later on but

[00:26:24] We'd like to say point it out now

[00:26:28] And this might be my sleeper for the big team to keep track of

[00:26:33] The rutgers scarlet knights

[00:26:36] Oh, all right. All right. Don't say anymore

[00:26:39] Hold it down. We'll get there in a preview episode, but interesting. I like it

[00:26:43] But I just because if you look at their schedule

[00:26:47] Their schedule is cake

[00:26:50] Compared to it compared to woodmoor. So yeah

[00:26:54] them and

[00:26:58] I like

[00:26:59] The direction nebraska's going

[00:27:02] Just with their their quarterback what they were doing right on coming in

[00:27:05] Oh, that is dangerous to have any faith in nebraska, but it is but

[00:27:11] I like their coach if you look at his history and second years of programs

[00:27:17] He's been money

[00:27:18] At baylor he was money before that

[00:27:21] Before temple second year money. I mean he got a quarterback in dillamore old and hard

[00:27:27] Quarterbacks in the country

[00:27:29] Uh, you know poor able to get to get him to leave

[00:27:32] Georgia come home follow his uncle

[00:27:36] To nebraska there

[00:27:38] But those are those are two teams that i'm, uh

[00:27:42] kind of high on

[00:27:44] And rutgers, uh, just because I think shiano's a hell of a coach

[00:27:49] And he has one of his more talented teams

[00:27:51] um

[00:27:53] Yeah, so those are two

[00:27:56] May not necessarily win

[00:27:57] But if you look at what their schedule is and what they have around them, I think that they might make some noise in their

[00:28:04] And they'll be ten interesting interesting we will come back to that. Yeah, we'll do a preview episode or prediction episode

[00:28:12] but uh

[00:28:13] Let's move on to the uh, the other

[00:28:16] one of the other

[00:28:17] conferences really affected by

[00:28:20] Realignment the big 12

[00:28:23] Yeah

[00:28:24] Of course they added

[00:28:26] Hell i'm gonna have to look it up. There's so many people but

[00:28:29] They added arizona arizona state utah

[00:28:32] All from the pack 12 and colorado comes back and colorado comes back. That's the one i'm missing of course texas and oklahoma are now in the

[00:28:40] the

[00:28:41] sec

[00:28:43] Uh, and then there's all the newcomers from last year, you know, byu ucf

[00:28:47] Which is still weird

[00:28:49] Which is still weird when you think yeah like last year when it was like, uh, byu versus uh, west virginia

[00:28:56] My shit, that's a damn big 12 game

[00:28:59] Yeah, that's a weird one. Yeah, so yeah, it's a conference game

[00:29:02] Yeah, they got colorado back in the fold. They got utah, so they now stretch from salt lake city to orlando

[00:29:09] Yeah, i mean they're close to a kind of uh, all the while. I mean, yeah, you go to

[00:29:15] You know utah to

[00:29:18] Yeah

[00:29:19] Yeah, so orlando. Yeah, it would be your furthest east i would assume maybe west virginia but

[00:29:25] Yeah, uh, yeah, so uh

[00:29:28] Is my question for utah I had a question for each conference

[00:29:33] Is the big 12?

[00:29:35] now the deepest conference top to bottom in terms of competitiveness, you know, they don't have any of the

[00:29:41] Big heavy blue chippers, you know blue bloods of the sport anymore

[00:29:46] um

[00:29:46] Yeah

[00:29:47] But they do you know that's you know

[00:29:50] You're looking at the teams that are predicted to finish toward the bottom of the conference team like houston arizona state byu

[00:29:56] Those are teams that can

[00:29:58] On a good day beat anybody, you know, they're still sneaky

[00:30:01] Yeah

[00:30:03] Yeah, that is uh, that is interesting. Um, yeah, because I mean again like you said there's no

[00:30:09] Super heavy weights anymore

[00:30:13] Yeah, I mean but anyway

[00:30:16] Shocked to see anybody beat anybody this conference. So probably right there. I mean any

[00:30:24] Who knows?

[00:30:25] Yeah

[00:30:27] I mean, they're kind of I don't know. There's I think they're gonna kind of turn into what the big 10 west

[00:30:33] Kind of has been any week anything could happen

[00:30:36] Yeah, really shocked you because I was gonna say I think that's gonna make this

[00:30:40] A conference worth watching every weekend is because there's just going to be so many competitive games because there's no

[00:30:46] No granted, you know, we say this and uh, you know a team like utah a team like kansas state those

[00:30:51] Well coached teams that are always solid teams

[00:30:54] Kansas as well coach team with the

[00:30:57] Wipold or whatever his name is

[00:30:59] Yeah, lancet a lot of good stuff

[00:31:01] Oklahoma state, you know, my gundy's been there forever. You never know those teams if iowa state gets back on track

[00:31:08] Tcu gets back on track

[00:31:11] Yeah, I mean there but yeah there's I mean I would assume that most people probably

[00:31:16] That utah coming in is probably their favorite. But I mean, it's just

[00:31:21] Very wide open I would say

[00:31:23] And then I mean you look at the new people. I mean arizona state probably gonna struggle a little bit. I mean

[00:31:30] A lot of change transition weird stuff happened there

[00:31:33] You know arizona, you know, I thought for just because what they're returning. I mean new coach there, but

[00:31:39] I mean, they're just returning so much talent

[00:31:43] Yeah

[00:31:45] But you know

[00:31:48] The good new coach, you know brenton brenton previously at san jose state and you know made them into a

[00:31:55] frisky team

[00:31:56] Right. Um, like you said a lot of talent, you know noah fafita

[00:32:01] You know sensational freshman last year at quarterback for the wildcats and he stayed like said there's

[00:32:06] Some rumors that he was gonna follow

[00:32:08] Yeah, right

[00:32:10] And they got the wide receiver there

[00:32:13] McMillan i'm not even good to try to do the first thing

[00:32:17] He was a 1400 yard receiver last year. No, that's a very talented team a very good offense

[00:32:24] I mean that's just

[00:32:26] There's some interesting new matchups too. I think uh really

[00:32:30] I think bringing in that quartet from the pack 12, you know, like we said utah

[00:32:36] Arizona Arizona state and colorado coming back home so to say

[00:32:40] Uh admin so, you know now utah byu holy war is going to be a conference game

[00:32:45] I think that'll be interesting

[00:32:47] You know

[00:32:48] We get colorado some old rivalries with like kansas state kansas back in the fold

[00:32:54] I mean, and then of course another team that's that for sure. It's a lot of pop because dion and his kids and yeah

[00:33:00] Now, you know everything with that

[00:33:02] Yeah, well, that'd definitely be an interesting team to watch. Um

[00:33:06] I think we could probably safe to say of the newcomers utah probably fair the best this year

[00:33:12] Yeah, I mean I would probably say so just because I mean

[00:33:16] Yeah, so i mean car wittingham probably the most underrated

[00:33:20] Under appreciated coach. I mean absolutely the longest tennis coach

[00:33:25] Outside of been there since whatever friends right? Yeah

[00:33:29] I mean, yes ever minor left. He's been a goer for yeah

[00:33:33] He was uh

[00:33:36] He wanted his assistance he got promoted he had never been a head coach before that and he's been there since

[00:33:41] This is now his 20th going coming into his 20th season. Wow, and uh

[00:33:47] Kind of a favorable schedule. Um, yes

[00:33:51] so

[00:33:53] Yeah, I really like what you're doing

[00:33:55] They're always you know

[00:33:56] We talk about them now what I think will be different is they're coming to the big 12 where teams are a little bit

[00:34:00] Tougher than they were out west and pack 12. We

[00:34:03] Like to talk about them they were kind of unique in the pack 12 and then they were kind of a team of bullies a big strong

[00:34:09] Beat you up team and yeah physical team and now they're coming into a conference or

[00:34:14] You know still more known for its explosive offenses, but the conference not afraid to get dirty

[00:34:19] exactly

[00:34:21] So it'll be fun. Um

[00:34:23] You know like some of those unique games, you know, they don't have

[00:34:26] To have

[00:34:28] Kansas state on the schedule this year, you know until maybe the conference title game, but

[00:34:33] I mean there's some good ones coming down. Yeah, I mean, of course the hollywood game would be like you come back

[00:34:40] I mean

[00:34:43] You know

[00:34:44] enter that at

[00:34:47] September 21st

[00:34:49] In Stillwater that that should be a good one

[00:34:52] Yeah

[00:34:54] That'd be interesting next week versus arizona

[00:34:59] I mean

[00:35:00] A friday night game at arizona state. Yeah, you never know

[00:35:05] You never know what the friday night games

[00:35:08] Yeah, late season game at colorado

[00:35:11] Yeah

[00:35:12] Who knows the colorado be at that point?

[00:35:15] Oh and that'll be the week after

[00:35:18] I think that's their their last month. So they go we'll mention that tcu game

[00:35:24] Their october they have a buy to start the month and then they go at arizona state tcu at houston then they get another buy

[00:35:32] And then their last four is byu at colorado iowa state at ucf

[00:35:37] Uh, that's a trapeze last month right there because you're coming off

[00:35:42] Your your arch rival game and you go to a colorado team

[00:35:45] And who knows what they're gonna look like but they're talented enough that that could be a real

[00:35:50] You know if you're you're tired you're emotionally drained from that rivalry game then

[00:35:55] Yeah, well, no and then you got to go at colorado and then the next week you play iowa state

[00:35:59] And even though it's at home there another team that they're well coached

[00:36:01] You never know what they're gonna bring and then you

[00:36:04] And then you close the year on a friday night

[00:36:06] At ucf and only gust buss and who the hell knows what's gonna happen there, you know

[00:36:11] And I mean and you know, I think I mean

[00:36:14] so

[00:36:15] I forgot about ucf and the fact that they got a

[00:36:18] Kj jefferson was a quarterback

[00:36:21] and if

[00:36:22] Kj with gusts as his coach, I mean gust loves a local quarterback

[00:36:28] That could be yeah that could be you know, I think we might revisit that prediction. It should be a match

[00:36:34] That's made in heaven there

[00:36:38] Scary uh, let's move on from the big 12 unless you have anything else

[00:36:44] No, I think we pretty much covered it

[00:36:47] Uh acc, of course another big conference, uh

[00:36:51] Made noise this year in the offseason for almost more noise for who might leave when you know, florida state

[00:37:00] Yeah, not the right reasons

[00:37:02] Uh, so they added stanford cowell and smu decidedly not atlantic coast teams. Um

[00:37:10] My question there is do those additions do anything for you?

[00:37:14] Do they actually move the needle in terms of making the acc a better conference or is it just a desperate attempt to do?

[00:37:19] Something in the light of all the other

[00:37:22] conference moves

[00:37:27] Academically, they fit well

[00:37:30] Sports wise

[00:37:32] Good likes of clemson

[00:37:35] Florida state doesn't do anything for you

[00:37:38] Probably not doesn't excite you doesn't make you want to be part of the acc anymore

[00:37:44] Uh, then you know you want

[00:37:46] Obviously put a fortisate especially in crimson's kind of jumped on that same bandwagon

[00:37:52] Um, it doesn't do anything for you. I don't think

[00:37:59] um

[00:38:00] And just it's not the sexiest of names

[00:38:03] um, I think that uh

[00:38:05] now

[00:38:06] I will say

[00:38:08] Smu is headed in the right direction

[00:38:10] I mean, I think that the money at smu is interested again in football

[00:38:16] They see they like where it's going. I think watch is the heck of a coach

[00:38:21] And I think they could be they might have a year in the first year in the acc

[00:38:26] Just because I mean they're they're talented team returning one of the better quarterbacks in america underrated and stoned

[00:38:33] um

[00:38:34] I think they're gonna be annoyed in the first year

[00:38:37] Long term who knows it's not that sexy none of the names sexy, but

[00:38:42] I think if anybody's gonna make an appeal

[00:38:45] Uh for the conference or you know

[00:38:48] It's gonna be us and you

[00:38:50] On because I mean it opens up even more that texas

[00:38:54] Recruiting base. I mean you you're going teams are gonna go to texas every year

[00:38:59] Um, so I mean you're gonna get your foot plan the flag in texas

[00:39:05] Um, but I think that's probably the biggest

[00:39:08] SMU is probably the sexiest just because of the the recruiting aspect and they might actually be a decent team

[00:39:16] If they keep on in that right direction

[00:39:18] That looks like they're headed

[00:39:20] No, yeah, absolutely. I've been saying for years now i've said it on this podcast

[00:39:26] Smu was a team. I really wanted to see you get back to a power conference on granite

[00:39:30] They're in a row one because they definitely should be in the big 12 with all those other texas teams all the old

[00:39:36] SWC teams, but what can you do?

[00:39:38] um

[00:39:39] It's their first time since that

[00:39:41] See that they've been in the power conference and they're thrilled to be there

[00:39:50] Just so they can be

[00:39:52] In a power conference. I mean that's crazy. But

[00:39:56] You know the the money that's been very excited i've heard

[00:39:59] um just from interviews and stuff and

[00:40:03] I mean I think that they're

[00:40:05] The most interesting team coming into it

[00:40:08] um, you know cow

[00:40:11] I mean that

[00:40:12] They have some they've had, you know their moments

[00:40:15] Stanford's had their moments

[00:40:18] I just don't know how consistently

[00:40:22] You know stanford's kind of falling a hard time since david shaw left

[00:40:26] Um cow

[00:40:29] I don't know

[00:40:31] And of course you have your normal

[00:40:35] I mean, of course it's you know, we look at it every year at the clemson or is it uh

[00:40:40] for the state, I mean that's kind of the

[00:40:43] Where we're at before the state appears to be back to

[00:40:46] uh

[00:40:47] You know kind of where we expect for the state to be after quite a drop off there. Um

[00:40:52] Um

[00:40:54] You know my norvelle seems to happen or finally where they're what to be probably should

[00:41:01] Could you know, of course a lot of people saw that they should have been a playoff team last year

[00:41:06] um

[00:41:06] You know, of course if they did that they should of course as a matter they're in the playoffs

[00:41:10] So with the 12 team

[00:41:12] um

[00:41:14] Of course the big change this year is uh, you know, they you know

[00:41:18] Um

[00:41:20] Yeah, you got uh dj is the quarterback, you know guy that uh

[00:41:24] Started off with you know clemson now back in the acc again after I stopped stop stop off at what oregon state

[00:41:33] So that'd be

[00:41:36] Interesting a couple, you know a couple alabama guys too roy gah williams at running back

[00:41:43] You got the cornerback

[00:41:51] They've uh, they've done well malik benson at receiver and malik benson. I mean he did

[00:42:00] At alabama for whatever reason didn't work out let's see what he does at port of state there

[00:42:06] Um his italian the guy's got all the speed in the world

[00:42:11] It'll be interesting. Um, but you know my

[00:42:14] Job in the portal especially

[00:42:16] um

[00:42:18] I built a heck of a team from the portal last year seems have done it again this year

[00:42:22] So I would think they're very much a possible contender and of course, um

[00:42:28] See what clemson does of course, you know, they've

[00:42:32] Still winning games

[00:42:34] Um, but it's just not to the level that they were five years ago

[00:42:38] So I mean people are seeing them as almost a failure

[00:42:41] I mean they're going 10 and two

[00:42:43] Nine and three type seasons, I mean nothing terrible just you know, not what they have

[00:42:50] When dabble with about a four or five year run where people

[00:42:54] Where they were, um, you know, basically a title contender every year and that you know

[00:42:58] Same I mean they're still a good team

[00:43:00] But I think the biggest thing hurting them of course is the perception that they're you know

[00:43:04] Not interested in the transfer portal and um

[00:43:08] Dabble's not gonna show you a Higg and I help opponent guy. So, you know whether that has hurt him or not, you know

[00:43:16] I think some of the two are just I mean

[00:43:19] You know he went from you know, I mean

[00:43:22] two of the

[00:43:24] Morally quarterbacks. I mean he uh, I mean we had watson and then he went to trevor Lawrence. I mean two two

[00:43:33] I mean

[00:43:34] Program changing quarterbacks

[00:43:37] Maybe you know all-time guys and you know kind of fell off a little bit of that position some coaches have left

[00:43:43] And that's to kind of change some things

[00:43:45] Maybe not nearly as good

[00:43:49] so

[00:43:51] But you know still very very good team in Clemson, but they just not

[00:43:55] As dominant as what they were for a couple years there

[00:43:59] No, yeah, but uh probably should be back toward the top of the acc this year

[00:44:04] They do have to go to Tallahassee

[00:44:07] Of course, they have that big opening week game against georgia in atlanta

[00:44:13] And then you know, they do host them at least but Appalachian state the week after georgia. That's you know

[00:44:19] Central yeah very yeah exactly

[00:44:23] But other than that, it's a pretty favorable schedule

[00:44:28] But yeah i'm with you, you know the original question I just the those additions don't really do anything for me

[00:44:35] Whoop-de-doo

[00:44:36] Uh, they're another one again, you know years ago

[00:44:40] I think they missed their shot to make meaningful additions and everybody wants the big names. But if

[00:44:46] I think what people kind of forgot like the tcu effect where you know tcu was a mid major forever and they

[00:44:53] Became a you know patterson built him into a good program a strong team

[00:44:57] Seemed they could compete with anybody and then you know, eventually the big 12 snatched them up and

[00:45:03] You know, they made a national title game so, you know because they took up

[00:45:07] A program that was already good well run and then they gave them more resources

[00:45:12] And so, you know with that sense, I think years ago

[00:45:17] Uh at the acc should have gone after teams like ucf

[00:45:21] Even usf just because of their location, right?

[00:45:25] I mean and and of course to be fair. I mean, miami

[00:45:29] Well at one point wasn't used

[00:45:31] I mean when you know if when they brought in a lot, you know

[00:45:36] Yeah, I mean and they brought in my

[00:45:39] Man those

[00:45:41] Teams

[00:45:42] Just have it. I mean virginia tex had moments, but I think

[00:45:48] They once were

[00:45:49] Um, and they have you know, they're kind of falling on hard times

[00:45:53] I mean miami they're a team that uh, you know

[00:45:57] You know, we got mario chris paul as a coach now

[00:46:00] You know miami got

[00:46:03] I mean by all

[00:46:05] Of course again

[00:46:07] Season because you know, they did well they've done well with recruiting. Uh, they bring their

[00:46:15] Uh the

[00:46:19] quarterback from uh, I can't think of his name

[00:46:22] Heald from washington state who went to

[00:46:25] Cam ward cam ward

[00:46:27] I mean they bring gay camp. So I mean very talented quarterback. He's uh, he was great in the car that worked

[00:46:35] I mean when he was healthy

[00:46:36] I mean he had washington state flying high at the start of the year kind of fell up at the end there

[00:46:42] There's a very talented team in miami

[00:46:45] You know could have been a much different season

[00:46:48] Uh, if you know they just down the ball and georgia tech

[00:46:52] No, man, I don't do after a season a little bit but I mean they're getting a lot of high going into the season

[00:46:59] They are and that's it's scary

[00:47:03] We know how that's been for the last 10 years anytime they said that you were back

[00:47:09] Um, but you know, we saw the texas finally got back so maybe they're hoping that they can follow that

[00:47:15] You know

[00:47:17] That path that texas took

[00:47:19] Of course, uh big game week one

[00:47:22] For both programs miami and florida

[00:47:25] You know there if you want to get off get off any type of hot seat win that

[00:47:31] Win that game. I mean that's for you

[00:47:35] Yeah, am

[00:47:36] Yeah, a great rivalry that does not get played nearly enough

[00:47:42] And then for some very rivalry reasons too, you know, that's just two schools that do not like each other. Yeah

[00:47:49] remember we

[00:47:51] Witnessed that class. It will not witness we watched it, you know that classic

[00:47:56] Um our sophomore year is the same. Yeah the same day that we almost got number one, Oklahoma

[00:48:04] Um, you know that until bob stooves pulled out that fake punt

[00:48:08] That was a brock berlin game

[00:48:11] Yeah, and then you know

[00:48:12] We came and watched came home disappointed from the albam game and watched the finish of that brock berlin comeback

[00:48:17] You know some orange bowl magic

[00:48:19] Yeah, um, and i'm just saying, you know

[00:48:22] You can trace the trajectory the downfall of miami football to when they

[00:48:28] Blew up the orange bowl and they started playing their games at you know hard rock stadium, you know, just saying

[00:48:35] Yeah, you might be right. I really will. Yeah, I don't know

[00:48:39] Yeah, uh, you know that orange bowl magic was different

[00:48:43] Yeah

[00:48:45] But yeah, I think

[00:48:47] I'll do it for those, you know the realignment portion. Uh

[00:48:51] You know, of course texas and oklahoma coming to the sec. We've kind of already covered that ad nauseam

[00:48:55] You know texas is a great team

[00:48:58] oklahomas, you know struggle to

[00:49:00] Pass a couple years but they're another great program last year. I mean they went 10 and two last year

[00:49:08] And then the funny thing is is that you know, I guess the biggest thing for that is

[00:49:14] You know, we

[00:49:16] We're so caught up in the moment and just based off last year

[00:49:19] You see texas is the the big dog coming in

[00:49:22] But I mean for the majority of that time of the big 12 it was all youth conference

[00:49:28] I mean all you dominated the conference welcome back now. That's out of a couple of times

[00:49:33] Um, I mean it was their conference. I mean

[00:49:36] They're basically the they were basically like the kansas, you know football. I mean

[00:49:43] 12 12 titles, I mean

[00:49:46] crazy

[00:49:47] Uh, you know, and then I don't think that they're getting near the respect

[00:49:50] I mean people are just like about you or that

[00:49:52] and then you know texas get all the hype coming in but

[00:49:56] Yeah, of course some of us just with the change of course new quarterback there, but i mean jackson arnold

[00:50:02] I mean, it's a the reason why uh

[00:50:06] You know why he's he's a guy now

[00:50:11] So, I mean

[00:50:14] So, you know, I think they have a very tough schedule coming into the

[00:50:18] Their schedule is very tough. Well, they're for sure compared compare to texas a much tougher schedule for the new coming on you

[00:50:25] You know, I think that uh, you know, I think long term. They'll be fine

[00:50:28] And it's just a matter of you know, I think the big thing for both both teams is

[00:50:34] You know, we've seen them be sec teams

[00:50:37] And you know when

[00:50:39] You know one game situations, but I I think the big chakra is going to be every week you're playing

[00:50:46] You know, you go down. Yeah, the georgia next week. You're going to tennessee. You're going to florida

[00:50:52] Meaning you're not no disrespect, but I mean you're not going to you're not going to ames

[00:50:57] You're not going to manhattan kansas. I mean solid programs at times, but you know, it's just not the same

[00:51:04] So, I mean you have to come every week and you have to be ready

[00:51:08] To go

[00:51:09] You know, there's no

[00:51:11] And just uh, you know what the sec is that right now? Of course, you know

[00:51:14] You have your bad programs at times of course, but I mean you got to be ready to go every week

[00:51:21] There's no there's no guinea

[00:51:23] for real

[00:51:25] No

[00:51:27] No, absolutely not. Uh, we'll cover that more next week too. We'll do our sec alabama crew view

[00:51:34] um, so we'll get real in depth on that conference and teams but

[00:51:39] uh, and then

[00:51:40] Uh, that's like I said, that's pretty much it for realignment. Let's go ahead move to the 12 team playoff. Um

[00:51:48] But just you know, so it's our first year that we know it'll

[00:51:52] Some things that you know, we can universally say it'll open up to more teams, you know

[00:51:57] For better and worse, you know

[00:51:59] For every you know team that maybe is like an old miss, you know a team that

[00:52:03] Is so good, but you know loses to georgia and alabama they get a shot to prove themselves against some other teams

[00:52:12] You know get in there and but then you know, well obviously we'll probably get a stinker in there, you know or some

[00:52:17] Three loss maybe even a four loss team if they have the right pedigree that you know sneaks in the back end

[00:52:25] Everybody you know

[00:52:27] Say like this is what we hate about the 12 team

[00:52:29] You know like any format with any sport there'll be pros and cons

[00:52:34] but

[00:52:35] Are you?

[00:52:36] Are you excited about it? Are you okay or would you rather have stayed at four or the bowl games or what?

[00:52:43] You know, I always thought eight was the right way to go with it. Um, but but you know

[00:52:50] You know, I I think it

[00:52:54] I think nationally it gives more appeal to the cockles game

[00:52:58] Um because after one

[00:53:02] You know you lose I mean of course most teams are gonna lose one

[00:53:08] Every year, so I mean but you know you lose one game. It doesn't put you to sleep

[00:53:12] I mean if you're an sec team and you go 11 and one I mean

[00:53:18] Unless craziness happens you're you're gonna get even if you don't make it, you know

[00:53:23] Championship game you're in the playoff

[00:53:26] I mean, let's be honest you go, you know in the big 10 if you go 11, you know 11 and one

[00:53:32] um

[00:53:34] Even if you don't make a championship game

[00:53:36] You're in I mean

[00:53:38] And then you know, that's just solving it makes a little

[00:53:42] Makes it a little easier

[00:53:45] All right, but I think that the most interesting thing was to be how do they break it down?

[00:53:52] You know, of course, you know the the sec and the big

[00:53:55] Big big 10 are going to be the you know, considered the heavyweight conferences

[00:54:00] So they're gonna more than likely get more teams from year to year

[00:54:04] but it'd be interesting to see what they do when it comes to like say

[00:54:09] a

[00:54:12] Two team let's say a two loss

[00:54:16] Let's say a two loss alabama team that doesn't

[00:54:20] sec

[00:54:22] Compare that to like, you know, I you know 11 and one kansas state, you know

[00:54:33] If we're coming down to that and you know, or even you have your two loss team and both conferences

[00:54:39] You know

[00:54:41] It'll be interesting just how that how that all factors into who makes a playoff

[00:54:46] You know who makes the playoffs and who gets those final?

[00:54:50] um slots

[00:54:52] You know, I think that would be interesting

[00:54:54] You know your non-champions, you know when they compare, you know schedules

[00:54:59] You know when you're comparing like a 10 and 2 team or 11 on one team compared to a 10 and 2 at large in both conferences

[00:55:06] Um, but you know the big 12 versus sec, you know

[00:55:09] How are they how they look at it?

[00:55:11] Because of course someone's going to get left out and then people are going to think about it

[00:55:15] But you know, I think overall just with the idea that

[00:55:19] A

[00:55:20] One loss doesn't kill your dream. I think it's going to keep more teams interested

[00:55:25] Keep fan bases more interested, you know kind of

[00:55:29] help I guess

[00:55:31] More than national appeal for card football that of course is big in the south and the midwest but you know kind of

[00:55:37] dead and you know aspects of the

[00:55:39] um

[00:55:43] The east coast and you know the west coast and a lot of places

[00:55:48] Yeah

[00:55:50] um

[00:55:51] No, yeah, I tend to agree. I think

[00:55:53] Overall, it's good for the sport the more teams, you know

[00:55:56] Obviously it's it's more eyeballs on quote unquote meaningful games

[00:56:01] And it does create more meaningful games

[00:56:04] uh in the end of the regular season now granted there's going to be some you know a lot of the

[00:56:09] I won't say conference championships become pointless

[00:56:13] Because of it but but kind of yeah, you know, they they'll determine seating and you know

[00:56:19] obviously the four highest ranked conference champs all get a buy so

[00:56:24] You know, there's that to play for but yeah if you have

[00:56:27] Two unbeaten sec teams playing a title game. We they both know they're getting into the

[00:56:33] Playoff or even or you're even a one loss team, you know, like last year you unbeaten georgia and

[00:56:39] One loss alabama on alabama wins georgia's not bothered there. They're still in um

[00:56:44] You know now if maybe if you get like a two loss, you know, say it's undefeated georgia versus two loss

[00:56:51] Whoever, you know alabama team then maybe that creates some desperation on the two loss teams part to win

[00:56:57] But even then it depends who those losses were, you know if

[00:57:01] Like if again if we say it's alabama if your losses are georgia

[00:57:05] Uh say at oklahoma and then georgia again in the title game. Well

[00:57:10] No, depending on how oklahoma does, you know

[00:57:14] That might still get you in but so I think you know, like you said there's pros and cons everything

[00:57:19] But I think it'll make

[00:57:21] You know, it certainly adds a different element to those

[00:57:25] Group of five teams that are looking

[00:57:27] To get that because you know, the highest ranked group of five champion does get in will get in

[00:57:32] Um

[00:57:34] And in some years, you know, they will be able to maybe steal a buy if they can outrank

[00:57:38] You know one of these other four conferences

[00:57:40] um, I don't know if this year is that year, um

[00:57:45] But who knows, you know, maybe

[00:57:47] The acc is down again and or maybe the big 12 eats itself and you know

[00:57:53] An unbeaten team like a two lane or a memphis or somebody, you know

[00:57:57] Yeah, because I mean if you look at I mean memphis is returning a lot of people and I think they're definitely a favorite

[00:58:04] And even though that they lost their coach

[00:58:09] two lane

[00:58:10] Has a very talented team. They did well in the transfer program. Yeah, I mean they did well. I mean they brought

[00:58:20] Your quarterback to transfer from oregon

[00:58:24] I mean

[00:58:26] And they got a good coach what they got the troy coach, right?

[00:58:29] Yeah, some role who's some roles who did a heck of a job at troy

[00:58:34] Especially on the defensive side of the ball. So very interesting, you know both those programs. I mean

[00:58:42] It's gonna be interesting to see what they're doing. Yeah, I will say though and i've said it before just to say it again

[00:58:47] I do one thing. I wish they would change already is

[00:58:52] Make all the games on campus until the national title game

[00:58:55] um

[00:58:56] You know if you're if you're emulating the nfl do that. Um, I know the bowl games are part of tradition and all that but

[00:59:04] As i've you know written before it's on the alabamtake.com if you look for it

[00:59:08] I think the bowl game should accept their

[00:59:11] their fate

[00:59:13] Is just you know window dressing now and

[00:59:16] You know the big ones the big four big six whatever the new year six

[00:59:19] I think they should all move to the beginning of the season

[00:59:22] They can host these really great opening season, you know opening games when they can go back to their conference alignments and

[00:59:30] You know, I know the rose bowl, you know, they're gonna play they're gonna wine and they want their new year's five o'clock

[00:59:37] you know sunset blah blah blah over the mountains but

[00:59:40] As it stands now, you're not special anymore. You're just a site for a playoff game

[00:59:45] That's the bigger thing either i'm sure they're gonna have the playoff logo on the field

[00:59:50] Um, and some years you're gonna be a quarterfinal, you know, some years you'll be a semi-final but

[00:59:55] You're not hosting a national title game that just goes to whatever city that's the highest. So maybe some years. Yeah

[01:00:02] You know

[01:00:03] Yeah, you know the same city that has you know, new orleans might host a shirtable in the title game, but

[01:00:10] Yeah, yeah, I mean that would be I mean that would be great

[01:00:14] I've been through a national title game to get those because I mean can you imagine like a

[01:00:19] National semi-final game in tuscaloosa exactly bad rouge or

[01:00:25] Columbus ohio even so it actually hurts

[01:00:28] You know the the top four teams they get to buy but then they don't get to host a home game

[01:00:34] Which kind of sucks, you know, like you said so, you know programs right?

[01:00:38] Alabama, georgia, ohio state teams are

[01:00:41] Probably going to be among the top four for a while, you know, we hope anyway as

[01:00:45] uh

[01:00:47] You know, they're not going to see home games and play, you know

[01:00:50] And sanford stadium deserves a home playoff game. You know, the horseshoe deserves a home playoff game

[01:00:56] Yeah, that would just be epic for oh, I mean this is epic

[01:01:00] Yeah, just just I would say, you know if it were me I would say the 12 is you know

[01:01:04] i'm kind of with you and eight might be good or

[01:01:08] I'm a two-schools either

[01:01:10] I thought 12 was too much and they're already thinking about expanding it again

[01:01:14] But yeah, they've already talked to you

[01:01:15] but if

[01:01:16] The only way that i'm okay with any more expansion if if you just bite the bullet and say all right every conference champ gets

[01:01:23] An automatic qualifier in and I know some people hate that because it means some years you're going to get like a five lost conference

[01:01:30] Champion or that you know, the mac champ has no chance to beat anyone. I don't care

[01:01:35] Let him in either that or

[01:01:38] Do what I said trim down fbs or I guess do we even call it fbs anymore?

[01:01:42] because it's the it's got a playoff now, so

[01:01:46] Go back to go back to just realign the divisions just cut

[01:01:51] Your top division back down to like it what we're at 130 some teams now cut it back down to like anywhere between

[01:01:57] 80 and 100 teams. I think that's a good number

[01:02:00] Have every conference champ

[01:02:02] Get a bid and you know

[01:02:05] get like

[01:02:07] 25 conferences six, I don't know whatever you do either give every conference champ a bit or just have an 18 playoff and just take

[01:02:13] The top best eight teams, you know, whatever

[01:02:16] um, yeah

[01:02:18] It'd be interesting but

[01:02:21] Yeah, uh, so yeah i'm excited for it. I think it'll be good for the sport. I think it's fun

[01:02:26] It's more football who couldn't complain about more football

[01:02:30] Now the crazy it was crazy

[01:02:33] Think about this though

[01:02:35] It could be a no, it's right. It could be unlikely but you know, you look at some of the you know big rivalry

[01:02:43] We'll say, you know alabama

[01:02:46] Like ohio state, um, you know michigan of course kotzkravos

[01:02:52] Is all the hatred

[01:02:54] think about this stuff

[01:02:57] And if everything were to go

[01:03:00] In some years you could see those games played

[01:03:04] Possibly three times in a season. Mm-hmm

[01:03:08] It'll happen eventually and the first time it does it will be

[01:03:11] epic and uh

[01:03:13] Especially now with division list conferences as every conference has gone to divisions, you know done away with them and then

[01:03:20] If you think it's scheduling. Yeah, if you think it's you're on the you think you're on the hot seat now

[01:03:26] With ohio st in three in a row imagine if you lost your rival three times in the same year

[01:03:32] In the regular season and the championship game and then somewhere in the playoff my goodness

[01:03:36] You wouldn't that that coach whoever that would be would not after that last loss

[01:03:41] They wouldn't even get back on the team bus

[01:03:45] In a high situation now imagine if you lost those three three times in your right will

[01:03:52] Yeah, that's what happened it could and like we said it probably one day will

[01:03:58] um

[01:04:00] You know, you see it in like european soccer all the time

[01:04:02] You know the teams will play their their the rivals will play their league games against each other and then they might meet

[01:04:07] Up in a cup game and then they might meet up in a european game and it's like oh man

[01:04:13] You know

[01:04:15] There's five games against our arch rivals. It's crazy, but uh

[01:04:19] It'll happen one day, but that should do it for our college football part of

[01:04:25] This week. Um, I just wanted to cover those get them out the way next week. We'll come back

[01:04:30] With our sec in alabama preview. Um, you know, we'll get more in depth on that because that's you know

[01:04:36] Really what we cover the most?

[01:04:38] and then I think the week after that will be our we'll do our prediction episode where we'll

[01:04:43] Make sure we write everything down and we'll make predictions so you guys know who to bet against

[01:04:50] But let's move on

[01:04:52] The olympics, you know as we talk I think the closing ceremonies, you know wrapped up earlier

[01:04:58] Uh, of course, I think the place we got to start is men's basketball

[01:05:03] um

[01:05:04] Just an unbelievable last two games for the guys the big comeback against serbia down what 17 at one point

[01:05:13] And really and it was looking rough. Yeah, there was you know, not what about six seven minutes in the fourth quarter and it looked like

[01:05:20] man

[01:05:21] It's just not going to happen because every time the u.s

[01:05:24] Would make a little run serbia would hit a they'd answer a big three with a big three of their own or you know

[01:05:30] Joker would make a play or somebody

[01:05:32] you know

[01:05:34] and then in the gold medal game against

[01:05:36] The home team france, you know the green are going crazy and

[01:05:42] It was a close one france was not backing down. Wimby was playing solid. You know, they had

[01:05:47] You know, they have what five nba players of the round

[01:05:49] They got a lot of that very talented french thing

[01:05:52] And they were shooting and they were not going away and they had a lead they were trading blows and then

[01:05:59] You know just lebron

[01:06:02] It showed that he is still

[01:06:05] In the best player on the planet, you know, maybe not every day, but when he wants to be

[01:06:11] Yeah, when he turns up that notch

[01:06:15] He makes it look effortless. Yeah, I mean he's 40 now

[01:06:20] Obviously, yeah, and he and when he goes coast to coast it still looks like it doesn't bother him at all

[01:06:25] He made that play was that?

[01:06:27] I think that was a serbia game. He made a coast to coast play

[01:06:30] We got the rebound got the ball and just drove then hit that left-handed finger roll

[01:06:35] And it just made it look so easy. Yeah, and then of course, I think what you're about to say stef

[01:06:40] um his first shot clinic, uh at the olympics and

[01:06:45] And

[01:06:46] Yeah, he he showed why he's you know, lebron is entered in all the goat discussions and you know

[01:06:53] I've seen some people say, you know after this, you know, it cements his status and we've talked about that before look

[01:06:59] It's a fun argument doesn't matter either way whatever side you're on. You're right. Um, yeah

[01:07:04] but stef is

[01:07:06] Probably even though lebron's a better overall player stef is a more influential player as for as much as he changed the way

[01:07:13] Basketball is played now. Yeah, I mean everybody wants to just shoot a three

[01:07:17] Yeah, and he's coming in basketball. He's they just want to jack it up. Jack it up as soon as they get past half court

[01:07:24] Well, yeah, and it's now you know

[01:07:26] It's I was forgot what I was listening to earlier, but they were talking about

[01:07:32] um

[01:07:33] I think it was an interview with doc rivers actually and he

[01:07:37] Was saying that it used to be the u.s one because they had the you know

[01:07:40] The best talent and you know, they were more athletic

[01:07:43] But now they're winning because they have the best shooters and that's because of stef because everyone you know

[01:07:47] He's the best shooter of all time. There's

[01:07:49] No, no more argument to that

[01:07:52] And you saw it firsthand those last few minutes when stef took the game over

[01:07:57] Oh my goodness hit those big threes and then that last three double teamed

[01:08:02] It any at anybody else on the planet. I don't care if it's lebron. I don't care if it's

[01:08:06] 1992 michael jordan anybody else throws that shot up. You're like what the hell are you doing your double team?

[01:08:13] He's off balance. He just knew was going

[01:08:16] Yeah, he threw it. It's he throws it and he shoots it with that high art, too

[01:08:20] It's like touching the damn rafters and then it just

[01:08:24] Nylon and you knew it was money. Yeah, you know, you just knew it

[01:08:30] You just when he was shooting it toward the end of game. You're like, all right, that's good

[01:08:33] Uh, no need to worry about it. Um, and then he shoots at one and it's just unbelievable

[01:08:39] The reaction from social media players

[01:08:43] my two favorite

[01:08:46] In my two favorite things about this run for the guy other than you know

[01:08:49] Of course just winning and playing some exciting games, you know

[01:08:52] We talked about how much international basketball has gotten so much better over the past decade and some change

[01:08:59] You know

[01:09:00] It was you know, it's france team their talent there was but their best players at what a 19 year old kid

[01:09:06] And they were going blow for blow with this, you know, not quite the dream team

[01:09:11] An insane

[01:09:16] I mean three people are gonna go down

[01:09:19] Ballers and three of the best of a decade

[01:09:22] Of an era. I mean the kd

[01:09:24] Steph and mabon, I mean, oh no, absolutely. It's so i'd hope everyone appreciates getting to watch

[01:09:30] Those three at the same time

[01:09:33] That's that's a guy who's in the argument for the goat. Yeah

[01:09:36] I mean we say so much about all

[01:09:39] You know in these comparisons everybody though

[01:09:42] Steps better than and we always but man, yeah, you gotta sit back and just appreciate what the I mean we watch

[01:09:50] I mean just the

[01:09:52] Fact that we've seen all three of those guys at the peak of their career

[01:09:56] And they've been great for so long now and they're just to see them

[01:10:00] You know win championships, I mean we've seen kd and step on the same team

[01:10:05] blow from run through the

[01:10:07] NBA finals of course, and you know see this team winner the you know the

[01:10:13] Gold medal means that first time they were to be in the olympics and now some people like man

[01:10:19] You know some people like man

[01:10:20] There's a way that we keep those three together an mba for their final

[01:10:25] Final one, you know as they come to the end of their career, you know people would love to see that just because of store

[01:10:33] Well everybody except the posing teams but yeah, well and that's it's a great that's

[01:10:39] Well, and that's part of the uniqueness and the great thing about international play

[01:10:43] And first, you know, there's a lot of people out there. They're purists and they'd rather see, you know amateurs or younger guys

[01:10:48] But come on like you said we get to watch

[01:10:52] Lebron like we said one of the greatest maybe the greatest all time you get stef best shooter of all time the most influential

[01:10:58] player of his era and then kd

[01:11:02] Yeah, one of the top 10 best maybe top five of them best pure scores in basketball history

[01:11:08] And you know all time leading scorer in olympic history

[01:11:12] I mean he's just

[01:11:14] But yeah

[01:11:14] And he and you know

[01:11:15] He should get his flowers too for what he because he took over the games both serbia and the france game at points and

[01:11:22] It was the same thing. You know, there's that the big play in the serbia game when

[01:11:26] you know, uh

[01:11:27] Carmelo's up you can see him literally on floor side seats literally telling he's coaching the team from this

[01:11:33] You know as a fan and he's telling everybody get out the way and let he literally you can

[01:11:38] Watch him yelling at kd to just take it yourself and what does kd do?

[01:11:42] Yeah, he weighs I love that joe lmb comes over to set to pick and kd's like no I got get away

[01:11:48] I got the matchup. I won't does his move hits his little elbow jumper that you know right inside the three-point line

[01:11:55] always money

[01:11:57] The mellow thing too, you know, it was one of you know who?

[01:12:01] Uh by all accounts, you know carmelo as you know, that's who kd passed as the all-time

[01:12:05] Uh top scorer for usa basketball our accounts carmelo

[01:12:09] Maybe the greatest player in us basketball history, uh in terms of olympic play, you know, he's got what four gold medals himself

[01:12:18] You know never got the mba crown but he's got that and I love that was one of my favorite parts of these olympics

[01:12:22] Was carmelo floor side

[01:12:24] Of course side every every game cheering them all on having just as much

[01:12:29] Yeah, like I said, he was coaching from the opposite sideline. That's all it was. Uh

[01:12:34] But yeah, if you haven't seen that go look up that y'all find that shot from that was

[01:12:51] Yeah, yeah people are gay, yeah, that's lebron's boy they came in together like uh, he looked at him like

[01:12:57] Yeah, it's like oh you're gonna do that

[01:13:00] Now we'll say one of the most underrated things for me though, uh that doesn't get as much time just because

[01:13:07] but

[01:13:09] That um when it was looking bleakest against serbia before right before stef went crazy with his shots

[01:13:16] And b kept us in the game choir. Yeah, you did trade points

[01:13:21] Yeah, and a big block. Yeah

[01:13:24] So I mean for as much slack, you know as much people going out

[01:13:29] Going on and be there being a good enough defender and the consistency not always there

[01:13:34] I mean he had some key moments in that serbia game before the guys

[01:13:39] Took it to the next level but yeah, and then you know some props to devin booker

[01:13:43] He was out there in crunch time. He played great. He had a couple big shots

[01:13:48] Drew holliday was a crucial defender

[01:13:51] Yeah, um, I think the reason we really didn't see him that much in that gold medal game

[01:13:54] It's just france's guards aren't that good he just wasn't needed

[01:13:59] But then um

[01:14:01] Yeah, you mentioned mb that you know, and then the

[01:14:04] Obviously the big three, uh

[01:14:06] Anthony davis. He deserved some props. Um, he really played his role well

[01:14:11] Um, yeah, you know didn't need the ball didn't need a shot

[01:14:14] So he was grabbing a thing against france. He had something like seven offensive boards alone. That's huge

[01:14:21] Um an international ball like that

[01:14:25] But um, yeah, it was just exciting great to watch. I was gonna say my other favorite thing besides watching mellow

[01:14:33] Was uh tyrese haliburton

[01:14:35] uh

[01:14:36] I don't know if you saw that his tweet but it's a picture of him on the plane with the gold medal and he says

[01:14:41] Uh when you ain't doing nothing in the group project but still getting an egg

[01:14:47] Took it well, I mean, you know, yeah

[01:14:52] I didn't play much at all

[01:14:55] You know took it well, I mean, yeah because you get these guys and you're not building

[01:14:59] Uh, you know a roster where you get your couple stars and then you get your role players

[01:15:03] And you get your bench guys rotation guy. This is every one of the yes

[01:15:07] Exactly. Every one of these guys is the best player on their team, you know, except for you know, maybe

[01:15:11] Ad and that's just because he plays a lebron

[01:15:14] Anywhere else in the league could be you know, maybe the best player

[01:15:18] And then you have other people that aren't even there

[01:15:21] Yeah, exactly no jaylen brown on this team, you know, and then we got you know, we could have very well been on exactly

[01:15:27] You get you get weird stuff like um

[01:15:30] What's his uh, the jason tatum, you know, his shot just wasn't working

[01:15:34] So he was effectively benched and you know, you got these guys

[01:15:39] Yeah, and because of it and but he's you know, he's already said it's like no

[01:15:42] It's not going to affect my decision for 2028, you know, and that's true because by then, you know

[01:15:47] You gotta imagine that you're not going to see lebron or kb or stef. Yeah, maybe stef but even then it changes

[01:15:56] And I mean who knows I mean that's four years

[01:16:00] Yeah, but that could be tatum's team by them but um

[01:16:04] So yeah, that was just great and then on the the women's side

[01:16:07] They also played france in the title game and it was a close one and they pulled it out. Um,

[01:16:12] agil wilson big game

[01:16:15] France actually hit a buzzer beater, but the girl's uh foot was on the line

[01:16:20] Is well over. Yeah, you know, it's no

[01:16:23] But it went in and for a split second you're like, oh, okay

[01:16:27] When you look at her feet, I mean she's well over it's like almost

[01:16:32] Didn't really wish she was at her

[01:16:38] Yeah, it was just one of those that may be just unfortunate yeah didn't have the quiet or awareness or

[01:16:43] Hopefully that's all it was was just a misstep and

[01:16:46] Yeah, you hate to see when those people do that and then they look up and go. Oh no like we weren't

[01:16:51] It's like when a quarterback throws it away on fourth down. You're like, uh, and then you see that look on their face like

[01:16:56] Uh shit

[01:16:57] Shouldn't have done that

[01:16:59] but um

[01:17:00] And so, you know

[01:17:02] Great for them. Uh gold for the u.s women's soccer team too. Uh surprising one too

[01:17:07] They were really weren't supposed to do it but a new coach

[01:17:11] Um, and they really performed a lot of close games a lot of close games, but a lot of clutch goals. Um

[01:17:19] We just want to talk about the men's team

[01:17:21] Yeah, tennessee rodman's daughter, you know

[01:17:24] Big big goal

[01:17:26] And an absolutely great goal too great strike found the corner just a beautiful goal. Yeah

[01:17:33] And then let's see who else I want to get props to the women's four by four

[01:17:37] 400 meter relay team and track was that the most dominant thing ever like you would even call

[01:17:43] They had

[01:17:44] They had to go to such a wide screen just to see second place

[01:17:48] Yeah, and then my wife pointed something out too

[01:17:51] She's like it looks like these girls are jogging in the park and then you see the second place

[01:17:56] I believe is a girl from ireland. She is picking them up putting them down running hard just

[01:18:01] Muscles, you know shaking you can just see the look on her face and then it flashes back to the u.s girl who's

[01:18:07] Like a hundred meters ahead of her

[01:18:09] And she's just it's like yeah, gabby thomas is just lala

[01:18:14] It was dominant thing you've ever seen on the

[01:18:17] Uh-huh. Really like that like just just I don't yeah, I can't think of a more dominant

[01:18:24] Olympic performance outside of maybe like the original dream team when they were just beating everybody by 40 50 points. Yeah

[01:18:30] Yeah, but I mean that was just crazy. It's like what like what?

[01:18:34] You know, you keep on thinking just please don't fall as long as you don't fall

[01:18:39] Did you notice during one of the switches?

[01:18:42] uh

[01:18:42] The runner almost ran out of bounds we were on the inside lane and she

[01:18:46] She like had to do a little hop and even then she was off balance had to hop and then still

[01:18:51] It was such a lead that it was like ah, you're fine. Whatever. Yeah, overall, you know another dominant olympics for the

[01:18:58] americans, yeah, 100 total 20 126 total medals first place

[01:19:04] China China for

[01:19:06] 40 golds. Yeah, china was second place in overall medals in 91 but tied with 40 gold so

[01:19:13] But then the u.s blew them away in silver and bronzes great great britain started just for

[01:19:20] uh

[01:19:21] 65 minutes so many things that we're not even

[01:19:26] Do you know? Yeah, there's one guy

[01:19:29] I mean we do the sports but I mean there's time is so dominant like diving and

[01:19:38] Stuff in ours we do. Yeah, do we even do that?

[01:19:42] For real, it's weird. I don't think we have you know, I think we've had historically some good divers

[01:19:46] But our in that part our strength isn't swimming. Um, yeah

[01:19:51] um, we had

[01:19:53] I was I think that our

[01:19:55] Hell of a

[01:19:56] Yeah, obviously the you know, one of the most decorated olympians of all time

[01:20:00] um

[01:20:02] And then I was it or did our women's three by three three on three basketball team? Did they win the gold or did they lose?

[01:20:10] Bronze that was it they won the bronze. Yeah, I'm gonna bronze

[01:20:13] Um

[01:20:14] That was interesting. I will say the one thing I liked it

[01:20:18] I will say the one thing uh, the selection of the guys was weird especially for the men's team

[01:20:23] Yeah, like I just kind of wish that I don't know what's that's where you'd like to see your guys that maybe just missed out on the

[01:20:31] Olympic team the big team, you know

[01:20:33] Yeah, that's what it's different

[01:20:35] I think because you need guys that can go for the whole time because it's a you know

[01:20:39] You only get what it's a four person roster. So you only get one sub

[01:20:43] And then it's you know, it's a it's a sprint

[01:20:46] You know, it's either what the first to 21 or whoever's leading by the what? It's a 10 minute game, right?

[01:20:51] Right. Yeah, but i'm saying if you had if you had

[01:20:57] I mean if you had kareen jaylen brown maybe uh, yeah, i'm sorry

[01:21:06] Very young. I mean they might be

[01:21:09] Yeah, right, you know or you throw in one, you know, who's like maybe a mobile big man

[01:21:15] Or you know, I'm granting you know

[01:21:17] He's not healthy. You know, i'll say this this is actually a guy. This is something I hope for 28 for the the main team

[01:21:23] Please let zion be healthy. I'd love to see him in the olympics on the world stage

[01:21:28] If anybody can recreate the vince carter dunk over the frenchman, uh, zion can do something similar

[01:21:35] Or he can just

[01:21:43] He did lebron hopped in there trying to take that charge and he didn't get there in time and it was a nice

[01:21:48] Hey good for that dude. Good for that french dude. He's got a poster

[01:21:52] I hope he gets that. I hope there's a photographer that got a great shot of that. I hope he frames it in his house

[01:21:57] That's a lifetime memory

[01:22:01] First of all silver medal is nothing to spit at you know, hey there's a very yeah, I don't got a silver medal

[01:22:09] But that is yeah you you frame that silver medal and you put it on that picture of you dunking on lebron

[01:22:16] You can tell your kids that like hey

[01:22:18] Your dad didn't beat him, but I dunked on lebron

[01:22:22] Nuts on his chin

[01:22:25] Um, but yeah just another great summer olympics for the u.s

[01:22:29] Um, I mean of course the gymnastics was amazing

[01:22:33] Yeah, uh, yeah, some own viles did her thing and getting salty about it some drama. Yeah. Yeah with their own

[01:22:42] Members, yeah, that's the worst part about it. Yeah, I mean you yeah now one grievance I do have

[01:22:50] With

[01:22:53] You know, they rescored the

[01:22:55] I won pixel for what's it that jordan chiles? Yes

[01:22:58] Yeah, jordan child supposed to give back the bronze. I'm happy I have you

[01:23:04] And it's and it's like a unique from everything i've read on the situation. It's

[01:23:09] Something that they don't usually do that

[01:23:10] You're the only times they've taken back medals is for people failing a drug test or some scandal

[01:23:16] This is a judgment

[01:23:18] Yeah, this is a technicality and you're come on you just go you kind of got to be like hey

[01:23:23] That's our bad. But you know, it is what it is. It's almost like a pro wrestling thing

[01:23:28] Yeah, it's like a pro wrestling thing. Hey referee's decision is final, you know, sorry

[01:23:32] I mean, I mean mistakes are made all the time on the car football the nfl knows a pretty different sport

[01:23:39] But a

[01:23:43] She has already won the bronze

[01:23:45] Has already had the good part of being on

[01:23:48] Being on the pedestal, you know for the for the award ceremony experience that

[01:23:55] If I first i'm pissed from her i'm not in case that you're coming but for something that i've already gone

[01:24:01] Like what's the point of that? Yeah, i'm like you can come and get it

[01:24:06] Yeah, b if i'm the girl that now is the bronze medal winner and I didn't get to experience the

[01:24:12] The thing because first she was the third place and then they scored her

[01:24:19] They rescored it did

[01:24:22] Jordan took the uh bronze so she was the original winner then she wasn't the winner and now she's the winner again

[01:24:31] And the bronze but now i don't even get the experience the

[01:24:35] ceremony and all

[01:24:39] Even if you don't win the gold just being on that pedestal and experiencing that

[01:24:44] A once in a lifetime experience and you know

[01:24:47] I am a bronze medal winner now, but I mean I missed my opportunity the funness of winning the bronze and being

[01:24:53] Still and experiencing that live in person. It's I mean it's

[01:24:58] I I don't want it at this point. It's like if you were one of you know, uh, you know if they had

[01:25:04] Given, you know the heist been after red you got you know

[01:25:09] Yeah, like you don't yeah, you know once he got happy it was high

[01:25:13] I mean you you win now, but I mean

[01:25:17] Like there's no

[01:25:19] You know, there's no enjoy

[01:25:21] Medal after everything a week later. I mean we're disappointed that

[01:25:26] No, you know, it's funny that same doc rivers interview. I was listening to he said

[01:25:32] So, you know for listeners don't know how familiar are with the 1972

[01:25:36] Olympic basketball controversy, but basically

[01:25:39] It was in Moscow, right? Um

[01:25:42] And the the us won the game like twice

[01:25:45] But the referees made some weird decisions put time back on the clock and uh,

[01:25:51] I don't even know who beat them

[01:25:53] But the the other team

[01:25:55] You know put up a shot and you know won it

[01:25:58] but those players

[01:26:00] The u.s

[01:26:00] Players have yet to collect their silver medals like every single one of the u.s players on that team

[01:26:05] Refuses to collect silver medal because they were screwed

[01:26:08] And yeah, I it's the same thing for those people you're like

[01:26:12] This isn't like so I think at the beginning of the olympics. I forget what's everything figure skating maybe team figure skating

[01:26:18] The u.s team came and collected gold medals from the 2020 games

[01:26:23] Because that was when the russian team was found to be doping and cheating

[01:26:27] That's a different thing because it's like we competed our asses off we played our hearts out whatever

[01:26:32] And then all of a sudden you find out wait this team was cheating. You know, these guys are you know

[01:26:37] That's that's one thing because then that's when you do come in you're like damn right like give me that gold medal

[01:26:42] I earned that, you know

[01:26:45] It's a terrible situation, um, but kind of related, you know, congrats to chicare richardson for meddling. Uh

[01:26:52] Good for her after you know the bullshit of the last olympics, you know

[01:26:56] Not getting a go because of the fucking recharge. Yeah

[01:26:59] And then uh, you know, she had come off slow out that block. She would have wanted to

[01:27:03] One to 100 or so which kept that silver there

[01:27:07] Came on slow off the block, but I mean still I mean completely

[01:27:11] completely re

[01:27:13] I mean just took it to a different level and where it

[01:27:17] Man she ran

[01:27:19] Yeah

[01:27:20] She was that final leg

[01:27:23] On that 100 and what about 100 and that

[01:27:27] Yeah, epic and the rain too and she just

[01:27:30] Just took her to a whole different level

[01:27:33] Absolutely ridiculous. Um

[01:27:36] And you know, it was a great olympics overall. I got to watch a lot of peacock peacock was great gold zone

[01:27:42] Yeah, excellent. It was the best

[01:27:44] Sports recitation by a streaming platform. I think i've seen yet

[01:27:49] Um, they did gold at least i've been figured out

[01:27:52] Yeah, they did in the gold zone. I want to say that, you know, absolutely great

[01:27:55] They even brought in the dude from nfl red zone to help

[01:27:59] with it, uh

[01:28:02] Absolutely

[01:28:03] Great as you know

[01:28:04] I pretty much how's my routine during this whole thing like kind of in the morning just put on peacock and you know

[01:28:10] After the kid watched his bluey

[01:28:12] Yeah

[01:28:13] Yeah, put on peacock of the gold zone and you know

[01:28:15] Just kind of that you're able to pay attention and like oh cool. Here's the gold medal wrestling match

[01:28:20] You know see some cool shit like that or like the ping pong

[01:28:25] And the other thing I want to say this is a very memeable olympics just a lot of weird quirky moments

[01:28:31] It was fun. We talked about the opening ceremony last week. Of course. Everybody saw about that australian break dancer

[01:28:37] Uh

[01:28:41] They're just they're just showing a video over on my tv

[01:28:55] Painful and also just hilarious

[01:29:00] But great the men I would say the men's breakdancing was more of what you expect from breakdancing exactly

[01:29:07] Yeah, yeah

[01:29:08] The names are great too. You know like one guy was the

[01:29:13] gold medalist in the men's I forget what his first name was but his last name was wizard and

[01:29:17] Yeah, it's it's funny to hear a guy like mike torrico say, you know, like

[01:29:21] Joe wizard, uh his you know, his official name is joe, you know smith with sort, you know

[01:29:27] So whatever like that, but his his dancing name is joe wizard. Yeah

[01:29:31] Yeah, it's like uh

[01:29:33] It's hilarious. But uh, you know between that between that turkish shooter guy out there with his t-shirt

[01:29:40] None of the none of the fancy stuff just you've got his gap. He goes. All right, here we go

[01:29:48] Put stef in his outfit

[01:29:52] No

[01:29:54] Peace hanging out and then just a t-shirt with the gum

[01:29:58] Oh man, pretty much. Yeah

[01:30:00] I would say the only thing that would have made that do better if he had a heater in his lips

[01:30:04] You know just smoking a cigarette

[01:30:07] Man, he was just so nice along with it

[01:30:11] Special stuff just everybody would do like the crowd

[01:30:15] And then um, what's another one I enjoyed? Oh the uh, the pole vaulting competition. I thought that uh

[01:30:20] Swedish dude who you know went to old miss or lsu he went to lsu the american guy that finished second went to

[01:30:29] Almost but hey, he was just so good. He had um, it was crazy

[01:30:33] You know, it's one of those things you I kind of have watched in the past that didn't really know the rules

[01:30:38] So again for you know, y'all are familiar

[01:30:41] Uh pole vaulting now or they'll set the bar and then everyone gets a go

[01:30:46] And you can have if you miss three times then you're eliminated and everyone moves up the guy that gold medaled

[01:30:52] He didn't miss a single jump

[01:30:54] The entire time and so he wins the gold and then you're allowed if the gold medalist

[01:30:59] You can tell the judge is like hey, I'd like to go for the olympic world record whatever

[01:31:03] So then he goes and breaks the olympic record which was his

[01:31:06] And then you know, he goes. Ah, let me break the world record and he actually finally misses one jump

[01:31:11] But they're like no within the rules you get three, you know, you can miss up to three times

[01:31:16] So he goes and then breaks the world record. So

[01:31:20] What's his name's um, I forgot to write it down but mondo or something like that and his name is king

[01:31:26] king mondo so

[01:31:29] He has a lot of your team with chicory men and women so they were there at the same time

[01:31:35] Yeah, um, so that was a fun thing, but I thought this was really great olympics overall

[01:31:42] And only only disappointing part was for me

[01:31:45] It was a us men's team and that there weren't bigger names in three by three basketball also

[01:31:50] Can the announcers next time can we not every one of them kept saying three x3?

[01:31:56] Basketball and it was so weird

[01:31:59] I know that's how you write it

[01:32:00] But that's just call it three on three or call it three v three at least but three on three. That's

[01:32:06] any basketball court in the world

[01:32:09] If you go to it you want to say you don't say you won't play some three x3

[01:32:13] No

[01:32:14] That sounds like some protein shake or something

[01:32:17] Yeah, you want to go three on three y'all three sides something but

[01:32:21] And then of course, i'd love to see you know baseball and softball back in the olympics

[01:32:25] And they're coming back. I think in 28. Oh, they are that's right

[01:32:28] I think yeah in la so uh, but that's it

[01:32:31] You know next summer games are here in the states and los angeles and 28. I mean i'll i mean i'll please

[01:32:38] I would hopefully in four years

[01:32:40] I've tried to save a little money because I mean it's just that this even be any of it

[01:32:47] Who last time it would be yeah, 96

[01:32:52] Was the last time was in us was in atlanta

[01:32:55] Of course you watch on tv, but yeah, I mean just uh experience that take the kids something like that

[01:33:00] I mean even no matter what event you're going to be super awesome

[01:33:05] You know what I mean?

[01:33:07] Yeah, yeah, I think I need to win the lottery because not only that but then we got the world cup in a couple years

[01:33:13] Too and got to get in you got a lot going on

[01:33:16] I've always wondered though when you do you have like

[01:33:20] With tickets. I mean do you buy individual tickets for every event you go to or oh that I have

[01:33:26] I have no idea

[01:33:28] I do know that

[01:33:30] So, you know in birmingham here last was it last summer? Uh, we hosted the world games

[01:33:35] Yeah, and uh

[01:33:37] honestly, I can't remember if that was last or two summers ago now, but uh

[01:33:43] And I do you know, my wife actually went to a couple of one of our neighbors and I think you can buy

[01:33:48] Depending on where it is. So like I think you buy like sessions basically

[01:33:52] so if you're

[01:33:53] At the stadium where the track and field is and you can buy a ticket for a session so you can see

[01:33:57] You know when they run the track that was a cool thing about gold zone too is they're showing you

[01:34:01] All these different events, you know the javelin throw the pole vault

[01:34:05] A four by four hundred they're going they're all going on the same time. They basically like

[01:34:10] might um

[01:34:13] What am I saying? They uh

[01:34:17] You know, they might pause real quick to let one, you know person go like, you know

[01:34:21] If they're throwing a javelin, they kind of make sure like hey everybody, you know watch it

[01:34:26] But uh, yeah, um, no, yeah i'm with you that'd be a cool thing to go to um

[01:34:33] Um

[01:34:34] And then the next

[01:34:37] What?

[01:34:38] Picking it, you know i'm saying like yes, I wonder how the tickets work

[01:34:42] I mean, are you can I go to a track and see if I go buy today's track and field?

[01:34:47] I mean do I can I get a pass for the whole day?

[01:34:50] You know how does that work?

[01:34:53] Is it maybe like a yeah, it's basketball like a march amanda's thing where you just like hey

[01:34:57] There's four games today. You buy this ticket. You can watch all of them. Yeah, right. That's what I want to know

[01:35:03] Yeah, that's what I always kind of wondered. I never I guess never had a reason

[01:35:11] Four years that'd be pretty cool to at least get to something out there

[01:35:15] Yeah, and then of course the next olympics period of the winter olympics in 2026. They'll be in milan italy

[01:35:23] So that'll be you know, of course we we do pretty decent there too, but different games

[01:35:29] different game not we're not

[01:35:31] Not as dumb not as dominant, yeah

[01:35:35] But yeah, so that's you know

[01:35:38] Anything else in the olympics you want to cover?

[01:35:41] Um, you know how we're all I mean that it's enjoyable

[01:35:48] Just seeing so many stuff you never watch any other time. It's you know, pretty cool, you know

[01:35:57] Probably, you know the most

[01:35:59] Patriotic a lot of us are

[01:36:01] Yeah, every four years whether you know just with how things are in the u.s

[01:36:08] I mean, it's probably the only time that a lot of people come together no matter

[01:36:13] Out of the probably when the u.s team does well

[01:36:16] So, you know, it's kind of kind of cool to cool to see that but you swan those same sports always kind of

[01:36:22] kind of you

[01:36:23] Unifier for a lot of different people

[01:36:26] Yeah, oh it definitely is for for most sensible people. You know, there's still some

[01:36:32] People out there that you know

[01:36:34] And if you're one of these idiots that proclaims yourself a patriot but you're rooting against american athletes for whatever dumb reason you have

[01:36:41] You're an idiot. They're too liberal

[01:36:44] Yeah, also, uh shout out to the uh

[01:36:47] She algerian boxer who all that bullshit that commentary

[01:36:51] Good for her winning gold medal

[01:36:53] knocking out

[01:36:55] So ridiculous because I mean obviously I mean the fact that

[01:36:59] Because the number one thing

[01:37:04] Is

[01:37:06] She's from algeria

[01:37:09] That's in itself will let you know there's not any trans people

[01:37:14] It's literally against the law there like they're not going to let her yeah, but not even

[01:37:20] First of all for liking her being alive. Probably not that great exactly exactly be she's not representing the country on a national stage

[01:37:31] And see she she trained hard she had that you know

[01:37:34] She was around in the last olympics and didn't win anything because she wasn't as skilled. She went she worked harder

[01:37:39] She got better at and she's lost the night. She's lost the nine other women

[01:37:44] Exactly, and once you start looking at that italian woman's record, too

[01:37:49] You know

[01:37:49] She has a history of kind of quitting fights mid-fight and a little bit

[01:37:52] You know

[01:37:53] There's video that came out where it looked like she faked an injury because she knew she was getting beat

[01:37:58] Yeah, if anything we would need to question like how bad is the italian boxing and she's

[01:38:05] Able to represent the country and to her part that she you know

[01:38:08] She can yeah exactly right like is that the best you got?

[01:38:11] And to her credit she she came out and apologized afterwards for you know, yeah, but but not all but yeah

[01:38:18] She played right into that you got your ass knocked out and you just need to accept you played right into it

[01:38:23] Yeah, and of course, you know, of course where we're at the u.s. That was the part about it

[01:38:29] So yeah divided on stuff like that

[01:38:31] I mean

[01:38:33] So I mean the fact that they have to show kid pictures and

[01:38:37] See a little girl

[01:38:39] Pictures I mean that's just sad that that's where we're at

[01:38:42] Yeah, because she has an elevated testosterone rate, which is not really all that uncommon thing. I mean, I think everybody

[01:38:50] Knows at least one woman in their life that you know

[01:38:53] Yeah, maybe a little bit hair your arms or whatever

[01:38:56] Nothing makes any control. Yeah, exactly. It's it's science. It's and the one time that she failed the

[01:39:04] Was in Russia

[01:39:07] After she beat a russian

[01:39:12] Yeah, so like

[01:39:13] Maybe not the most. Yeah

[01:39:16] But uh, yeah, let's uh start wrapping it up here. Um, only other thing I had in my notes

[01:39:21] You know major league baseball

[01:39:23] Stretch run really heating up now

[01:39:27] Yeah, you know, but it's nothing too major yet i'm

[01:39:31] I'm about sick of the braves now just more injuries more playing terrible blew a

[01:39:37] gave up

[01:39:38] Seven to the rockies in the eighth inning today to lose

[01:39:42] Losing the teams they shouldn't be losing too. So it's

[01:39:45] Uh, i'm just yeah

[01:39:48] I told my friends that I almost wish they wouldn't

[01:39:51] Make the playoff so I don't have to care about them because I don't see that team beating anybody in the world series, but um

[01:39:58] Yeah, it's is what it is

[01:40:03] And then uh NFL preseason started, um, you know, we had the hall of fame game on the first last week and then uh

[01:40:10] You know a lot of rookies making their first appearances. Yeah a bunch of games

[01:40:15] Um, I will say the only thing on the nfl front

[01:40:19] Uh as a cowboy fan, how worried are you about the cd lamb situation?

[01:40:24] I don't like it

[01:40:25] Yeah

[01:40:27] I mean, it's just not good. It's not looking good

[01:40:31] Yes, it's an odd thing to um

[01:40:35] Because we have so much going on on that situation when the cd lamb situation is just

[01:40:41] So it's not ideal

[01:40:43] This goes to the season

[01:40:46] I don't know and then like

[01:40:48] I did like

[01:40:51] Uh, you know, it's like

[01:40:56] It's just a tough I just don't like how this season I will say though

[01:41:02] I will say though a silver lining for that situation is that nobody hired mike rable. So

[01:41:09] Maybe there's a world where

[01:41:11] You know a slow start happens and then y'all get mike rable because that is a i'm still shocked that nobody hired him

[01:41:19] Because that man is a good there is either some really bad shit about him that hasn't come to surface yet or

[01:41:25] There's just a lot of dumb executives in nfl and that's the one I lean toward

[01:41:30] I think there's a lot of dumb executives. Yeah, that's the one I like

[01:41:37] I think it's a lot of people that think that they're

[01:41:41] That they think they're a lot smarter than what they are

[01:41:44] Uh

[01:42:02] Yeah, uh

[01:42:14] Uh

[01:42:24] Then they go out and sign kirk cousins a huge deal on the end draft michael penex at eight

[01:42:33] My

[01:42:34] first game in the league

[01:42:36] He put up he um probably the highlight of week one as far as you know

[01:42:40] I didn't watch much because I don't take too much stock in that in the preseason but no, yeah

[01:42:46] I mean, I guess if there's anything to look at with

[01:42:50] Crazy performance, I mean stat wise was decent and of course, I know my cowboys did lose today crazy we lost to

[01:42:59] Listen into foreign reception today

[01:43:03] Oh, um

[01:43:08] No

[01:43:09] Not

[01:43:14] You're talking about the rams quarterback what's his face stetson

[01:43:21] That's preseason man preseason is a weird weird thing man, I guess he's sober enough to be out there so good for

[01:43:28] Good for stetson keep him away from cars. He's good. Yeah

[01:43:33] Yeah, and I mean I thought you know trey lance looked okay

[01:43:37] I mean

[01:43:39] That was still a weird situation there. I mean obviously

[01:43:44] Was moved away from deck and you know, it's just the fact that I don't know you're bringing the guy

[01:43:51] Was just uh a lot of you know for uh, supposed to be a franchise quarterback and

[01:43:57] Now he's a backup. So it's just weird that whole situation with trey lance

[01:44:03] Yeah

[01:44:04] but um

[01:44:06] That should do it for us. Uh, you don't have anything else you want to touch on day

[01:44:09] No, I think we're good. We've gone on the wall

[01:44:12] Yeah, uh, yeah, it's a good old classic long episode for us. Uh

[01:44:17] But uh, all right with that said what's been done up real good for you since last time we talked

[01:44:23] It's been a busy week

[01:44:26] Died of turn 16 on friday

[01:44:29] School started

[01:44:31] Uh from the sign on thursday fifth grade for him

[01:44:36] Oh, man, it's been a busy week

[01:44:39] For a good week

[01:44:41] How about you?

[01:44:42] Uh, just kind of same thing just general life. Uh, you know

[01:44:46] We were out at the reason we didn't record last week and we're out of town for my wife's birthday

[01:44:50] We went down to destin

[01:44:51] For a weekend, um brought the kid, you know, he had a ball. Um

[01:44:56] Kid loves water man just loves it bad bad time

[01:45:01] Swimming, you know, he does swim lessons. He

[01:45:03] You know, obviously he didn't let him you know, he's didn't let him in the

[01:45:08] The golf there but we had him by the sand when the waves were breaking and he thought that's the funniest damn thing in the world

[01:45:13] Um, that's very cool every time one came rushing up. So he had a ball. We saw a friend of ours

[01:45:19] Who lives down there?

[01:45:21] So that's always good and then you know, like I said, it hasn't been

[01:45:26] Unbearably hot this week. Um

[01:45:29] You know, we spent a lot of this evening and today outside

[01:45:33] um, and it wasn't too bad, so

[01:45:37] Uh

[01:45:38] It can't complain about that. Like I said if it's august in alabama and you're able to be outside for more than five minutes

[01:45:43] That's it's great

[01:45:46] Yeah, you're done well

[01:45:48] But uh, yeah

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[01:47:34] Uh, like I said next week we will go full tilt college football preview. We'll do the sec in alabama

[01:47:39] We'll dive deep into them

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[01:47:45] I think last year's episode that was our most listened to downloaded episode ever

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[01:48:11] Stuff like that. But uh, like I said, thank you for listening as always

[01:48:16] Uh, we'll be back next week greg buddy. Take it easy. All right, buddy